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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

To marvel at . . .

"We're having a miracle on earth, mother nature does it all for us. . .

The wonders of the world go on . . ."

. . . and on and on whether or not we are paying attention.

Slow down and observe.

"If every leaf on every tree, could tell a story that would be a miracle. . . "

I would be the first one in line to buy that book!

And what a story it would tell about photosynthesis...a miracle all by itself.

So much going on inside that leaf, a life force.

Slow down and appreciate.

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"There are only two ways to live your life.

One is as though nothing is a miracle.

The other is as if everything is."- Albert Einstein

So often we (I), associate miracles with being on a grand scale...like when our kids were born, or someone survives a really horrible car crash. Or when a tornado wipes out a town and there are no fatalities.

But the reality is, a million little miracles happen to each of us every single day and probably go unnoticed as such. Maybe, or more likely, a lot of them are things we might associate with as mere annoyances (like hitting every red light). Things that put us in the right place at the right time, that connects us with someone else, that keeps us from harms way. Because timing is everything.

We probably even think of them as more of a coincidence rather than miracles.

But you know, I imagine something really incredible, even miraculous perhaps, would happen if we chose to live all our moments as if they were miracles. Maybe even something called gratitude, because gratitude changes the heart for sure, and it doubles that thing called joy.

24 comments:

Love your leaf image! It would look wonderful framed on a wall. It is such a good reminder to live as though everything is a miracle. How many leaves to we walk past each day without giving it any thought? Well, you have made me stop and think about it today. I can't wait until our trees get leaves so I can take a macro of a leaf. :)

Beautiful post, Kim! The little miracles that you speak of everyday is not a coincidence and being able to step back, look and listen is something I look forward to everyday! Your photos are incredible...thanks for sharing!

Wonderful article. I agree, often times it is the small things, the ones we hardly recognize anymore that are true miracles. Which is why I love my camera too, because somehow I seem to be seeing differently with it.I can hardly believe you captured the butterfly laying her eggs - that is amazing. Other than that, I really like your photo of the gate.

The macro of the leaf amazes me! Your post hits home for me, too. I try to remember to look for those miracles. I get so easily distracted by work, projects, chores. A camera in hand helps me notice more!

I'm certainly marveling at your photos, Kim! What a gift to have captured that egg-laying! Extraordinary! And I once heard it said that coincidences are God's way of remaining anonymous ;) Have a wonder-filled week!

LoVe is a butterfly. . .

About Me

I am a jewelry artist and photographer, both of which are inspired by my love of nature. Armed with my camera I could spend all day exploring the wonders of our world. I believe so much of the perspective of life changes when you look through the lens of a camera, and that miracles are discovered along the way.